The rhino in Disney's new film is voiced by Rhino from Gladiators

Nostalgic 90s lovers will remember Rhino from the hit series Gladiators as the beefy bodybuilder who battled civilians in gruelling fitness clashes.

But in the best coincidence ever, the man known as Rhino has reinvented himself… as an animated rhino.

Mark Smith, who found fame on Gladiators, is the voice of rhino policeman, Officer McHorn, in Disney's new movie Zootropolis (also known as Zootopia).

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We're not sure if Mark was chosen just because of his nickname, but whoever on casting that decided this is a genius.

It turns out that Smith, who appeared on Gladiators from 1995 until 1999, is now an actor, and has quite a few credits under his belt.

The 46-year-old has popped up in Batman Begins, Argo and Creed, as well as TV shows including NCIS: Los Angeles and Criminal Minds.

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And he has quite the collection of celebrity pals, posting pics on Instagram with everyone from Sylvester Stallone to Dr Dre.

Announcing his role in Zootropolis last year, Mark wrote: "So excited to be working on #zootopia @zootopiadisney for the role of RHINO as Officer McHorn 2015 has been my best year #Grateful Amazing cast and crew, released March 4th 2016 If you predicted this when I growing up, I would of said you're crazy [sic]."

Adorable.

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